Effects of nest habitat, food, and parental behavior on shorebird nest success

Condor

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-31

  Smith, Paul Allen ^a,b   Gilchrist, H Grant ^b   Smith, James N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incubation behavior; Nest distribution; Nest habitat; Nest predation; Nest site selection; Shorebird

Indexed keywords

ARENARIA INTERPRES; AVES; CALIDRIS FUSCICOLLIS; CHARADRIUS SEMIPALMATUS; PHALAROPUS FULICARIA; PLUVIALIS SQUATAROLA;

EID: 33847202225     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/0010-5422(2007)109[15:EONHFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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